Harry's strongest weapon
Kimberly
ekrbdg at msn.com
Thu Mar 18 23:39:49 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 93367
I am re-reading the scene at the MOM and a subtle sentence jumped out at me.
OoTP, US edition, Ch. 36, pg 816 (it's the part where Dumbledore and Voldemort are battling and Voldemort possesses Harry)
Just as this ends, we get this text...
"And as Harry's heart filled with emotion, the creature's coils loosened, the pain was gone,..."
This isn't the first time that Harry's emotion, not his accelerated Wizardry skills have saved his life. The first time is when he is a baby. It's not his emotion directly but the emotion/sacrifice of his Mother that saved him. I wonder how relevant this is in the eventual outcome between Harry and Voldemort. We see instances where his emotion seems to be enough, where Voldemort is so repulsed by it that he can't even touch Harry, let alone kill him.
Kimberly
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